"Fundamentalists" is an awfully odd word to use there. The problem is the people who don't stick to their ideals, but let their views be mediated by the talking heads of their social class. They angrily dissent when their team is not in power, becoming wary of government and having seemingly independent thoughts. But when election time comes, they fall right into line supporting their team's status quo, because they've been told that the alternative is horrible and scary. And when their team wins, they relax and start approving of the government because their chosen propaganda has switched emphasis to telling that everything is alright.
It's a remarkably elegant setup for converting widespread discontent into tacit support.
The problem is the two party system which exists because we have single member districts rather than proportional representation. It's a race to the center, and we all lose.
"Fundamentalists" is an awfully odd word to use there. The problem is the people who don't stick to their ideals, but let their views be mediated by the talking heads of their social class. They angrily dissent when their team is not in power, becoming wary of government and having seemingly independent thoughts. But when election time comes, they fall right into line supporting their team's status quo, because they've been told that the alternative is horrible and scary. And when their team wins, they relax and start approving of the government because their chosen propaganda has switched emphasis to telling that everything is alright.
It's a remarkably elegant setup for converting widespread discontent into tacit support.